Brush.



N. STDW.

BRUSH ums Palmas cc., Pnm'uumn.. waswam'ro (Application med Apr. 20,1901.)

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Whgesscs PATENT QFFTCE.

NELSONSTOW, OF BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK.

BRUSH.

srncrricn'rlon arming part of Letters ratene No. 681,148, dated August2o, 1901.

Application filed April 20l 1901.

T @ZZ whom it may concern:

i Be it known that I, NELSON SToW, a citi- Hzen of the United States,residing at Binghamton, in the county of Broome and State of New York,have invented a new and useful Brush, of which the follmving is aspecification.

. This invention relates to brushes, and more particularly pertains tothe handle and its specialfunction in clamping the bristles firmly inthe head portion of the brush; and the special object of the improvementis to provide a tubular metallic handle of a non-corj rosive andindestructible character and of elongated conical or tapering form, thesaid handle being primarily expanded and con- `tractedwhen set in placein the brush-head to produce a firm and reliable securement of i thesame and also to tightly clamp the upper extremities of the bristlesbetween the pori tion of the same in the brush-head and a surroundingferrule or band.

With these and other objects and advantages in View .the inventionconsists in the construction and arrangement of the several parts, whichwill be more Vfully hereinafter described and claimed and subject toconsiderable modification in the form, size, proeportions, and minordetails without departingfrom the principle of the invention.

In the drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a brush embodying thefeatures of the` invention.` Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical fas . jointwill` present an elongated spiral, as at 5,

l i o Figs. l and `3. By this means a strong and durable handle will beprovided and the joint will be less liable to open or separate afterSerial No. 56,778. (No model.)

the handle is in the brush-body, and, furthermore, when inserting thehandle Ain the brush-body in the manner which will be presentlyexplained the said joint Will be more eifectually closed by thecontracting pressure exerted on the handle during and at the completionof said operation by `-reason of the fact that the contracting pressurewill be more evenly distributed over the entire handle than would be thecase if the joint were straight. The arrangement of the joint in theform of an elongated spiral Will also render the handle more durable andstronger when in use, as the grasp of the hand of the operator orpainter will not have any tendency to spring the joint, as wouldv resultin the use of a straight joint. After the handle is inserted the jointmay be and preferably will be supplied with a light solder applicationto render the same more firm and smooth, the same for ease inmanipulation Without injury to the hand. From the foregoing it will beseen that an indestructible brush is provided and one that Will not beinjured by different liquids in Which it is necessary at times to insertthe brush.

In inserting the handlein the brush a suitable mandrel will be employedhaving a pointed extremity. The handle set forth is slipped over themandrel with the pointed extremity of the latter projecting beyond thereduced end of the handle. With the parts in this condition the mandrelis forced longitudinally through the center of the body of the brushuntil the enlarged lower end of the handle is seated in the head of thebrush, as clearly shown by Fig. 2. During the insertion of the handlethe latter may be rotated to thereby close the spirally-arranged jointmore eifectually, though this rotation isfnot necessary to effect thesaid result. When the enlarged or lower end of the handle is in the headof the brush, the bristles are firmly clamped between the same and thefer'rule or band, so that they cannot loosen and fall out or be pulledout.

The metal handle will be more serviceable than a Wooden handle becauseit is not subject to the vWear and destruction of thelatter IOO the headof the brush to become broken, misplaced, or destroyed by corrosion.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is 1. Abrush of the class set forth comprising a brush-body, a ferrule of equaldiameter throughout its length fitted over the butt-end ofsaid-brush-body, and an elongated metallic tubular handle of conicalform which pri- -y marily has the joint extending longitudinally thereofopen and closed by insertion through the brush-body, said handle havingits reduced end inserted from the lower end of the brush-body upwardlythrough the lat-ter.

2. A paintfbrush having a tubular metallic handle, said handle havingthe joint thereof open when inserted in the brush.

3. A paint-brush having a tubular metallic handle with aspirally-arranged joint, said joint being open when the handle isinserted in the brush and closed when disposed in applied position.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses.

NELSON STOV.

Witnesses:

A. L. WILLEY, GEO. I-I. HERMANS.

